Transportable gas cylinders - Battery vehicles and multiple-element gas containers (MEGCs) - Design, manufacture, identification and testing

This European Standard specifies the requirements for the design, manufacture, identification and testing of battery vehicles and multiple-element gas containers (MEGCs) containing cylinders, tubes or bundles of cylinders. It is applicable to battery vehicles containing compressed gas, liquefied gas and mixtures thereof. It is also applicable to battery vehicles for dissolved acetylene. This European Standard is not applicable to toxic gases with an LC50 value less than or equal to 200 ml/m3.
This European Standard applies also to battery vehicles and MEGCs containing bundles of cylinders connected by a manifold which are dis-assembled from the battery vehicle and filled individually.
This European Standard does not apply to battery vehicles and MEGCs containing pressure drums or tanks, or to multi-element gas containers (MEGCs).
This European Standard does not specify requirements for the vehicle chassis or motive unit.
This European standard does not cover requirements for sea transportation.
This European Standard is primarily intended for industrial gases other than Liquefied Petroleum Gases (LPG). At the time of publication of this European Standard, there is no European Standard for dedicated LPG battery vehicles.
Where there is any conflict between this European Standard and any applicable regulation, the regulation always takes precedence.

Ortsbewegliche Gasflaschen - Batterie-Fahrzeuge und Gascontainer mit mehreren Elementen (MEGCs) - Auslegung, Herstellung, Kennzeichnung und Prüfung

Bouteilles à gaz transportables - Véhicules-batteries et conteneurs à gaz à éléments multiples (CGEM) - Conception, fabrication, identification et essai

Premične plinske jeklenke - Baterijska vozila in MEGC - Načrtovanje, izdelava, označevanje in preskušanje

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Publication Date
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Start Date
29-Oct-2024
Completion Date
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-januar-2025
Premične plinske jeklenke - Baterijska vozila in MEGC - Načrtovanje, izdelava,
označevanje in preskušanje
Transportable gas cylinders - Battery vehicles and multiple-element gas containers
(MEGCs) - Design, manufacture, identification and testing
Ortsbewegliche Gasflaschen - Batterie-Fahrzeuge und Gascontainer mit mehreren
Elementen (MEGCs) - Auslegung, Herstellung, Kennzeichnung und Prüfung
Bouteilles à gaz transportables - Véhicules-batteries et conteneurs à gaz à éléments
multiples (CGEM) - Conception, fabrication, identification et essai
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 13807
ICS:
23.020.35 Plinske jeklenke Gas cylinders
43.160 Vozila za posebne namene Special purpose vehicles
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
December 2024
ICS 43.160; 23.020.35 Will supersede EN 13807:2017
English Version
Transportable gas cylinders - Battery vehicles and
multiple-element gas containers (MEGCs) - Design,
manufacture, identification and testing
Bouteilles à gaz transportables - Véhicules-batteries et Ortsbewegliche Gasflaschen - Batterie-Fahrzeuge und
conteneurs à gaz à éléments multiples (CGEM) - Gascontainer mit mehreren Elementen (MEGCs) -
Conception, fabrication, identification et essai Auslegung, Herstellung, Kennzeichnung und Prüfung
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 23.
If this draft becomes a European Standard, CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations
which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.

This draft European Standard was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other
language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and
United Kingdom.
Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are
aware and to provide supporting documentation.

Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without
notice and shall not be referred to as a European Standard.

EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION

EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG

CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2024 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. prEN 13807:2024 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 Design . 9
4.1 General . 9
4.2 Mounting . 9
4.2.1 Stability (for battery vehicles only) . 9
4.2.2 Fastening and attachment of pressure receptacles to a chassis . 10
4.2.3 Pressure receptacle supports . 10
4.2.4 Impact protection. 11
4.3 Pressure receptacle shells . 11
4.4 Valves and fittings . 11
4.5 Manifold . 12
4.6 Main valve(s)/connection(s) . 14
4.7 Total assembly . 15
5 Manufacturing . 15
6 Identification . 15
6.1 General . 15
6.2 Product and hazard identification . 16
6.3 Filling identification . 16
7 Type approval, initial inspection and testing . 16
7.1 General . 16
7.2 Type approval of battery vehicle or MEGC . 16
7.2.1 Design check of the battery vehicle or MEGC . 16
7.2.2 Testing of the manifold and battery vehicle or MEGC . 17
7.2.3 Flame resistance of tarpaulin . 17
7.2.4 Conductivity of tarpaulin. 17
7.2.5 Tightness check of valve / ball valve during transport . 17
7.3 Initial inspection of fully assembled battery vehicle or MEGC . 17
7.3.1 General . 17
7.3.2 Manifold . 17
7.3.3 Fully assembled battery vehicle or MEGC . 18
7.3.4 Identification . 18
8 Documentation . 18
Annex A (normative) Specific requirements for dissolved acetylene battery vehicles . 20
Annex B (informative) Marking of battery vehicles and MEGCs . 25
Annex C (informative) Recommendations for evaluation excitation frequency of manifold . 26
Bibliography . 27
European foreword
This document (prEN 13807:2024) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 23
“Transportable gas cylinders”, the secretariat of which is held by BSI.
This document will supersede EN 13807:2017
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association.
This document will be submitted for reference into the technical annexes of the ADR [15].
The main technical changes are:
a) clarification of scope;
b) revision of definitions;
c) clarification of operation temperature for the pressurized and non-pressurized components
d) more details in chapter mounting to clarify the request;
e) special requirement of forming the manifold in hydrogen service;
f) clarification of leakage check after assembling and initial filling with gas in use.
g) add an annex for vibration test
Introduction
For certain applications, transport units known as battery vehicles and MEGCs of non-UN pressure
receptacles are used to supply greater volumes of gas in a single unit.
A battery vehicle is a vehicle containing pressure receptacles which are linked to each other by a manifold
and permanently fixed to a transport unit.
General requirements for the design, construction, equipment, type approval, inspections and tests and
marking of battery vehicles are given in Chapter 6.8 and 9 of the ADR. Some specific or additional
requirements are given in this document.
In standards, weight is equivalent to a force, expressed in Newton. However, in common parlance (as
used in terms defined in this document), the word “weight” continues to be used to mean “mass”, but this
practice is deprecated (ISO 80000-4).
In this document, the unit bar is used, due to its universal use in the field of technical gases. It should,
however, be noted that bar is not an SI unit, and that the according SI unit for pressure is Pa
5 5 2
(1 bar = 10 Pa = 10 N/m ).
Pressure values given in this document are given as gauge pressure (pressure exceeding atmospheric
pressure) unless noted otherwise.
Where there is any conflict between this document and any applicable regulation, the regulation always
takes precedence.
1 Scope
This document specifies the requirements for the design, manufacture, identification and testing of
battery vehicles and multiple-element gas containers (MEGCs) containing cylinders, tubes, or bundles of
cylinders. This document applies also to battery vehicles and MEGCs containing bundles of cylinders
connected by a manifold which are dis-assembled from the battery vehicle and filled individually.
It is applicable to battery vehicles and MEGCs containing compressed gas, liquefied gas, and mixtures
thereof. It is also applicable to battery vehicles for dissolved acetylene. This document is not applicable
to battery vehicles and MEGC for toxic gases with an LC value less than or equal to 200 ml/m .
This document does not apply to battery vehicles and MEGCs containing pressure drums or tanks.
This document does not specify requirements for the vehicle chassis or motive unit.
This document is primarily intended for industrial gases other than Liquefied Petroleum Gases (LPG).
2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 13134, Brazing - Procedure approval
EN ISO 9606-1, Qualification testing of welders - Fusion welding - Part 1: Steels
EN ISO 10286:2021, Gas cylinders - Vocabulary (ISO 10286:2021)
EN ISO 10297, Gas cylinders - Cylinder valves - Specification and type testing
EN ISO 23826, Gas cylinders - Ball valves - Specification and testing
EN ISO 10961, Gas cylinders - Cylinder bundles - Design, manufacture, testing and inspection
EN ISO 13585, Brazing - Qualification testing of brazers and brazing operators
EN ISO 14113, Gas welding equipment - Rubber and plastics hose and hose assemblies for use with industrial
gases up to 450 bar (45 MPa)
EN ISO 15607, Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic materials - General rules)
EN ISO 15615:2022, Gas welding equipment - Acetylene manifold systems for welding, cutting and allied
processes - Safety requirements in high-pressure devices (ISO 15615:2022)
ISO 1496-3, Series 1 freight containers — Specification and testing — Part 3: Tank containers for liquids,
gases and pressurized dry bulk
ISO 3834-2, Quality requirements for fusion welding of metallic materials — Part 2: Comprehensive quality
requirements
3 Terms an
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